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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1993
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MR CHEUNG
"TO FACILITATE THE TIDAL FLOW ARRANGEMENT, THE EXISTING CONCRETE CENTRAL DIVIDER NEEDS TO BE BROKEN UP IN ADVANCE, SAID.
WORK,
"AS THE FAST LANE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS HAS TO BE CLOSED FOR THIS THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT DURING THE OFF-PEAK HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WORK WILL START AND BE COMPLETED DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAY IN AUGUST 1993 TO MINIMISE THE TRAFFIC IMPACT,' HE ADDED.
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STAGE I WILL TAKE SEVEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND STAGE II WILL TAKE ANOTHER EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE. THE WHOLE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY DECEMBER NEXT YEAR.
TO ENABLE THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN SUCH A SHORT TIME, 24-HOUR WORKING IS REQUIRED.
"HOWEVER, NIGHT WORK WILL BE CONFINED TO ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL
NOT GENERATE EXCESSIVE NOISE, MR CHEUNG STRESSED.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL INTRODUCE VARIOUS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES TO CATER FOR TRAFFIC FLOWS DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN LUI, SAID INFORMATION SIGNS WARNING OF THE ROADWORKS AND ADVISING OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES WOULD BE ERECTED IN KOWLOON AND AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS IN SHA TIN.
THE MAIN ALTERNATIVE ROUTES RECOMMENDED ARE ROUTE 5 SHING TUNNELS AND ROUTE 6 TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.
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MR LUI SAID FOR STAGE I OF THE RECONSTRUCTION, A TIDAL FLOW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED FAVOURING THE PREDOMINANT DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC FLOWS.
AT THE SAME TIME LOCAL DIVERSION ROUTES WOULD SET UP ALONG HUNG MUI KUK ROAD, CHE KUNG MIU ROAD AND MEI TIN ROAD SO THAT SOME TRAFFIC COULD BY-PASS THE WORKS AREA.
THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT JUNCTIONS ALONG THESE BYPASS WOULD BE MODIFIED TO CATER FOR THE INCREASED TRAFFIC FLOWS.
ROUTES
"FOR STAGE II OF THE RECONSTRUCTION, THE BUS-ONLY LANE BETWEEN THE TOLL PLAZA AND HUNG MUI KUK ROAD WILL BE CANCELLED AND TWO LANES WILL BE MAINTAINED IN EACH DIRECTION TO PROVIDE THE SAME CAPACITY THE LION ROCK TUNNEL, HE ADDED.
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SHOULD THE SITUATION WARRANT, SIGNALISED MERGING MAY BE ADOPTED AS AND WHEN REQUIRED FOR BOTH STAGE I AND STAGE II WHERE HUNG MUI KUK ROAD MERGES WITH LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD SOUTHBOUND.
REGARDING PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MR LUI SAID MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO MAINTAIN THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE EXISTING BUS SERVICE DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
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